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Motorboat continues doing doughnuts after sole occupant is pitched into Potomac

A man went overboard after his boat hit a wave and started doing doughnuts in the Potomac River near Georgetown Sunday, fire officials said.

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D.C. Fire and EMS said that the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon near the Wisconsin Avenue and K Street Northwest intersection along the Georgetown Waterfront. A passing boat helped the man out of the water and brought him to shore. He was uninjured and wearing a life jacket. D.C. police were eventually able to get a hold of the boat that was motoring in circles in the water.

2026 National Book Festival celebrates the enduring power of books

More than 80,000 people registered for tickets to the 26th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, a celebration of books, authors and storytelling in D.C. on Saturday. The festival featured more than 80 authors, who signed books and participated in lectures and moderated conversations. Among them was D.C. native and debut novelist Bsrat Mezghebe, who had attended the festival as a reader for years and was there for the first time as an author. “I am thrilled. I am honored,” Mezghebe said.
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